Macron says France remains committed to Renault-Nissan alliance Emmanuel Macron has distanced himself from the Ghosn case during his Tokyo visit, stressing that while he supported the presumption of innocence, it was not his role to intervene to defend the fallen auto tycoon. The French leader was speaking after bilateral talks with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, reaffirming an alliance that has been tested in recent months after the arrest of French citizen Carlos Ghosn, who previously headed Japan's Nissan and Mitsubishi Motors and France's Renault. IMAGES AND SOUNDBITES++COMPLETES VID1361960_EN++